3 down, 3 to go. Unfortunately the next three will be delayed, as I was busier than expected. Still, they will be coming out very soon, so I can move on to the more action packed stuff.

While Ruby and Yang were talking with their apprentices, Ilia was doing the same thing with Luna. They had both seemingly had a lot in common, and they were getting to know more about each other.

Luna was curious about something and she felt the need to ask Ilia about it,though she was nervous about how Ilia would react. So she wanted to check that Ilia was okay with answering potentially difficult questions. "I'm sorry if this is a touchy subject for you, but I have a question about something you said earlier." she said.

Ilia was fairly certain that she already knew what Luna wanted ask her about. It wasn't something she particularly liked talking about, but she decided to answer the question before it was asked. "You want to know what I meant when I said I dedicated my life to avenging my parents, well I'll save you a question. I joined the White Fang to take my anger out on humanity. It took me almost making a huge mistake, for me to see the error of my ways." she explained.

Luna was surprised that Ilia knew what she was going to ask about, but she was also thankful to have her question answered. She was also surprised to hear that Ilia had been a White Fang member. "Oh. Thank you for telling me, I won't pry any further. I'm just glad that you went from that, to this. This tribe seems to be a hell of a lot better than the White Fang was. Clearly you aren't a bad person, you just made a bad decision when you were in a dark place." she said. She wanted to make it clear that she didn't have a problem with Ilia's past, as it was the truth and she didn't want to damaged their relationship by having Ilia think otherwise.

Ilia smiled, glad that Luna didn't seem to have an issue with her past. Still, she wanted to take the opportunity to use her mistakes, to make Luna feel better about herself. "Thanks. You know I'm always going to regret being part of that, and I'm so happy that I went on to help bring it down. But none of that would have happened if I didn't have someone to show me the error of my ways. The fact you avoided the White Fang without having to make the same mistakes I did, means you're stronger than I was." she told the girl.

Luna appreciated Ilia calling her strong, but she didn't want to understate just how much her friends had helped her. "That's nice of you to say. But I would have made those mistakes, if I didn't have my friends to make me see sense." she responded, making it clear that she was only strong, because she had her friends to support her.

Ilia accepted that Luna needed help to stay out of the White Fang, but she still believed that the girl was stronger than she had been. Unlike Luna, she had been too weak to avoid joining the organization and she needed other people to get her out of it. "My statement still stands. It took a failed assassination attempt on my best friend and her family, for me to see that I was doing the wrong thing. You didn't even involve yourself with the Fang, even in your darkest moment. So, you are stronger than I was." she explained,

Luna decided to fully accept Ilia's praise. But she also believed that Ilia was incredibly strong, and didn't like her self deprecation. In her opinion, what Ilia did took an enormous amount of strength. "In that case. Thank you for saying so, I really appreciate it. However, I still think you were stronger than I am, since you actually broke away from the Fang. You had the strength to fight against an organization you had believed in." she said, hoping it would make Ilia feel better about herself.

Ilia smiled at Luna. The things the girl said and they way she acted, were very similar to the things Ruby and Neo said and did. That made her like Luna even more, and she wanted to express her gratitude. "Thanks, you remind me of my girls when they try to make me feel better. I'm definitely happy to have you as my apprentice." she said. She genuinely was happy to have Luna as an apprentice. She had been somewhat apprehensive about taking an apprentice, but the girl had been able to assure her that it was a good decision.

Luna was pleased that she got through to Ilia, and she enjoyed the praise she received. She was proud that Ilia was glad to have her as an apprentice, and she was happy to have been compared to Owl and Vulture."No need to thank me. Can I ask how you ended up with Owl and Vulture?" she asked.

Ilia didn't like talking about her past, but she loved talking about her girlfriends. So she was more than happy to answer Luna's question. "First off, you can call us by our real names when we're in private like this. Now, I would be happy to tell you how I ended up with those two. We served in the SDC together and shared a room, so we grew very close. Then one day, a regular conversation ended with us revealing our true feelings for each other. We've been together since that day, and we've only grown closer as time had gone by." she explained. She could feel her skin turning pink as she though about her two favorite people, she didn't care that Luna could see her doing it.

Luna smiled. It was nice to hear about things going so well for Ilia, given what she had been through in the past. It made her happy for Ilia, but it also gave her hope for her own future. "That's nice to hear, I hope I can be as luck as you are, someday." she said.

Seeing a lot of herself in Luna, Ilia believed that things would work out well for the girl. With that in mind, she looked Luna in the eye and said "Relax, you're great and I'm sure you'll find someone, just like I did."

I hope you're still enjoying this story, and I'm not gunning it with these chapters.